Koninklijke Nederlandse Lawn Tennisbond (C-621/22), para 49: a commercial interest can be a legitimate interest (Case C-621/22, Koninklijke Nederlandse Lawn Tennisbond v Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, EU:C:2024:857 (4 October 2024), para 49)
The Court accepted that earning money from disclosing members' data (here to sponsors, for consideration) can be a legitimate interest. This is the closest court ruling to a holder licensing its records for a fee, and it does not by itself make the licence lawful.
Dated 18 Oct 2026Source checked 18 Oct 2026Basis: primary text
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“a commercial interest of the controller such as the one referred to in paragraph 47 of the present judgment could constitute a legitimate interest, within the meaning of point (f) of the first subparagraph of Article 6(1) of the GDPR, provided that it is not contrary to the law.”
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- Koninklijke Nederlandse Lawn Tennisbond (C-621/22), para 51: ask the people first as the less intrusive means (Case C-621/22, Koninklijke Nederlandse Lawn Tennisbond v Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, EU:C:2024:857 (4 October 2024), para 51)
- Koninklijke Nederlandse Lawn Tennisbond (C-621/22), paras 55 and 57: expectations and strict necessity (Case C-621/22, Koninklijke Nederlandse Lawn Tennisbond v Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, EU:C:2024:857 (4 October 2024), paras 55 and 57)
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